Only Want You Chords

KeyG Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays618

Only Want You by Brett Dennen is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, D, C and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Listen to the river does it make you wonder? 
G                                     D                            G 
How anything could ever stand still? 
D                    opt (C)            G 
First lightning then thunder, thunder. 
Em                                D             G 
A kiss in the rain, love Feel the thrill. 
Em                              D       G 


I only want you, I only want you 
       Em                          D 
I want what we had. 
  G 
I only want you, I only want you 
       Em                          D 
It's as simple as that. 

   G
Run to the forest you’ll find some shelter. 
G                               D                              G 
Remember how we fell in love so sweet? 
D                            opt (C)            G 
You said watch your step Walk softer, softer 
                  Em                                    D        G 
'Cause dreams are growing beneath our feet. 
               

 Em                                     D           G  
I only want you, I only want you 
       Em                          D 
I want what we had. 
  G 
I only want you, I only want you 
       Em                          D 
Can we get it back? 
             G 
I only want you, I only want you 
       Em                          D 
I want what we had. 
  G 
I only want you, I only want you 
       Em                          D 
It's as simple as that. 
  
 G 
Yours is the best love, it’s the best love. 
C                                       Em      G 
So pure and so true. 
C                                       Em       G 
Our love will lift us, our love will lift us. 
C 
Only love, my darlin'. Only you. 

Em                                        D  
When I do not feel inspired. 
G                         D           G 
 I can only speak my heart. 
D           opt (C)          G 
I'm sitting in the middle of a fire, fire. 
         Em                                     D          G 
And I can't even catch a spark. 
      
Em                           D        G 
I only want you, I only want you 
       Em                          D 
I want what we had. 
  G 
I only want you, I only want you 
       Em                          D 
Can we get it back? 
             G 
I only want you, I only want you 
       Em                          D 
I want what we had. 
  G 
I only want you, I only want you 
       Em                          D 
It's as simple as that. 
 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante